The Pony Express cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 5.1
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 1610
Points per Word 0.000311
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.010417
Series True Book

Description

This book discusses the origins of the Pony Express, a group of young riders hired to carry mail on horseback, explains how the system worked, and describes the dangers riders faced along the way.